Itâs been a few days since I transferred to the high school dorm early.
The students will gather in the public hall in the morning today.
Welmina is waiting outside the boyâs dorm.
I said that I can go to the girlâs dorm to get her but Welmina rejected me as I feared.
Soon after, she who has transformed from a girl into a lady came up the stairs and waved her hand as she gets closer.
[Sheryl-ku~n! What do you think of this?]
She called it a high school debut, she changed her glasses and her looks.
Today is also my first time seeing the new her.
The hair she grew for a year that used to be bundled up is now in a ponytail.
She changed from her usual circular glasses to a slim one, and her previously plain clothes were changed into ones thatâs a combination of dynamic and casual.
I looked up at her and breathed deeply.
Sheâs the main characterâs friend in the game.
Will is an informant, and she also helps the main character gather information about the capture targets.
So Will was Welminaâs nickname.
Even if I didnât recall the memories of my past life lately, how could I have not noticed it?
But just because I noticed doesnât really mean thereâs anything to it.
[Uh⌠Could it be that I failed?]
[Uun*, youâve become cool and adult-like so I was just surprised. Your impression has completely changed.] (TN: Like a groan.)
[Really? Itâs not bad?]
[Yeah, youâve become pretty.)
[There you go again~! Sheryl-kun is really skillful! Well then, letâs go to the public hall!]
I bid Nicole âIâm leavingâ, then have Welmina push the wheelchair.
We have successfully enrolled into the S-class in high school, and we will be together again for a year.
[Sheryl-kun, you donât plan to change your hairstyle?]
[Hm~, itâs because I feel comfortable with its current length.]
[Jule-sama looks like he wants you to grow it longer, though.]
When I was about to cut my hair back at the dorm, someone suddenly came out of nowhere to persuade me not to cut it.
Of course, Iâve never even considered accepting that request.
[By the way, a new student will be entering our high school!]
[What kind of girl is she?]
[Sheâs called Lydi Boirmortie and sheâs a girl who used to be a commoner.]
Hearing the word âBoirmortieâ, my heart skipped a beat.
Itâs a familiar house name.
The Earl of Boirmortie is the name of the noble who took in the main character of the game.
[It seems that she caught the Earlâs eyes when her Mana went out of control, and she became the top scorer later after entering the training center after that. Itâs even said that her mana capacity is comparable to His Highness.]
The training center is a miniaturized academic research center, it exists in each region of the kingdom.
The main objective is to train their control so as not to avoid Mana from running out of control.
As in this case, many people with a high Mana capacity come to the academic research laboratory through training sites.
[So thatâs why sheâs entering the high school division?]
[Thereâs also that, but she apparently did excellent in the training center.
In the game, the training centerâs treated as a minigame, but I wonder how it is in real life?
Just like the gameâs main character, did Lidy also feel the same in the gaming center?
The name seems to be the default.
[Why was she adopted in the Boirmortie House?]
[She was originally part of the Boirmortie Fief, it seems. I guess getting the attention of the Lord is her good luck.]
A person who holds a huge Mana capacity rarely appears among the common people. Itâs known that those people get invited by noble families for adoption.
Thatâs why the amount of Mana one holds is this countryâs status. (TN: so nobles must have high M cap.)
Thatâs why dark rumors are also spreading. Even if one getâs adopted by a nobleâs house, one is treated as a disposable pawn or will be used to bear a child.
Perhaps Welmina also knows about it, her voice doesnât sound bright while talking.
[But as long as she has her past accomplishments, they shouldnât be able to make fun of her. Especially the Boirmortie Mana capacity, it seems to be on the brink compared to other nobles.]
Even if theyâre unable to visibly look at the amount of Mana, if itâs an experienced magician, it should be possible to determine just how much gap there is between the common people and the nobles.
Itâs because it can be seen from an outsiderâs perspective that nobles are sensitive to the Mana capacity in their household, so I wonder what she meant about the amount of Mana the Earlâs house can contain is on the brink?
[Although itâs a lot compared to the common people, compared to his position as an Earl⌠Even now, they seem to have adopted a child and raised him up. It seems to have been decreasing from the last three generations. The current family head also felt a sense of crises, and thatâs when Lidy appeared. For the Boirmortie family, Lidyâs existence is akin to their savior and for Lidy, itâs a place she has to do her best without selling herself cheaply.]
Iâm surprised about the Boirmortie background because itâs not within my memory.
With their circumstances as it is, they probably want to treat Lidy as a bride instead of an adopted daughter.
Itâs not uncommon for the aristocratic society to raise adopted children with the aim of enclosing them with marriage before giving them the houseâs name if the partner is still underaged.
I wonder how Lidy will get herself involved with my brother, Rafael, and the others?
As a lover like in the game? If so, with who?
The capture targets are Big Brother, Noe, Serge, Camille⌠and Rafael, these five people.
I guess I can only watch how it progresses from here.
When I remember Rafaelâs face, my hearts hurts a bit.
When we enter the new classroom, the target of the negative rumors is Lidy.
There are some who have a wait-and-see attitude, while some are already looking down on her.
But the more sheâs turned into the center of the gossip, the calmer she looks.
The same as back in middle school, my seat is near the entrance.
Lidy also seems to be sitting in the front row. Her seat is right in front of the teacherâs desk.
Rafael who usually comes early in the classroom isnât here.
I also donât see Serge and Camille whoâs always with him.
Is it the first event(of the game)? It canât beâŚ
The event at the entrance ceremony will take place in the common route. Itâs because thereâs no clear target for the love interest yet.
I dug deep through my memories.
At the beginning of the game, the capture targets are Rafael and the other two, the setting is during the move from the public hall to the classroom. The main lead helps a cat who was unable to get down from a tree, but the cat she saved will run away from her arms and jump on Rafaelâs face.
Fortunately, neither the human nor animal has been hurt and the event finishesâŚ. Yeah, I kinda want to see Rafael with a kitten in his face.
After Rafael and company know that theyâre in the same class as the main character, they will end up going to the classroom together.
If itâs according to the game, that is.
[Sheryl-kun, whatâs wrong? Youâre making difficult expressions.]
[Nothing, just having a little thought.]
Iâm alive, and my brother should also be different from the game.
Thatâs why I know that not everything is in line with the game butâŚ
I thought that I donât want the same events to happen.
[Ah, it seems like His Highness has come!]
I raise my head upon Welminaâs words.
It also coincides with the moment Rafael entering the room with a sullen-like expression.
When our eyes met, his face slightly lightens.
[Good morning. Itâs unusual for Rafael-sama to come late.]
[It was funny just a while ago, a cat was on top of Rafael.]
Serge probably liked it a lot as he kept trying to reproduce the scene, while Rafael glared at him. It seems this argument has been going on since until they got to the classroom.
Behind them, Camille is holding a strained laugh.
As for me, while feeling my heart sink after knowing that the event did indeed happen, I look for Lydiâs figure. If the event happened, she should have come together with them.
As I thought, thereâs a girl who moved her eyes a bit.
Her pink hair thatâs grown up to her chest, sheâs currently looking at Rafael and the others with confused eyes.
Even if her looks can be called unassuming, sheâs a cute lady with a well-featured face.
Her appearance doesnât seem to be different from the game.
Because I know that Rafael is present, I didnât try to use Mana detection, but I can see Lidy shining like Rafael as well.
There seems to be no mistake about her having Mana capacity comparable to Rafael.
I really donât remember making any promises, Rafael caressed my head once as I gave him a half-hearted reply before he headed back to his seat.
It looks like Rafaelâs seat at the back of the classroom still hasnât changed. And then Camille and Serge follows.
[My name is Welmina Bedford. Nice ta meet ya.]
Before I knew it, Welmina is already exchanging greetings with Lydi.
I knew that Lydiâs line of sight has switched to me so I also lightly bow my head.
[Iâm Sheryl Bashral. Nice to meet you.]
[Nice to meet you, Iâm Lydi Boirmortie. I have just been adopted into a nobleâs house so I still donât know about the traditions.]
[Donât worry about me since Iâm not a noble. I will also tell you if you have anything you donât know!]
[I also havenât been out to society for long so I also donât mind.]
From the feeling I got while talking to her, I couldnât find anything strange in particular.
Her voice also sounds soft just like a girlâs.
[Iâm glad, I was really nervous! The cat I helped earlier climbed on Rafael-samaâs face⌠If Serge-sama and Camille-sama didnât follow up, who knows what couldâve happened.]
So theyâre already on the first-name basis?
No, since itâs about those two, they probably said it themselves. I donât know about Rafael, though.
I wasnât able to remember the minute details from the memory of my previous life, I wasnât able to remember the details of the conversations, either.
{Whatâs with that girl? Even if sheâs part of an Earlâs family, sheâs still only adopted.]
{Donât commoners get along well with fellow commoners?}
{Just someone whoâs a former commoner, I wish sheâd stop showing off just because her abilities got recognized.}
The noble studentsâ awareness from the S-class is the same as always.
While  listening to those disconcerting words, Lydi has a face as if she doesnât care.
The girl whoâs naturally looking aheadâŚ. is smiling.
Sheâs talking to us like usual as if nothingâs wrong.
She might probably just be pretending she couldnât hear the contemptuous words.
But for some reason, I remembered something chilling from her smile.
[Welmina-sanâŚ.Can I call you Will?]
[Can I talk to you again?]
[Itâs fine, itâs fine. Just call out to me if you want to talk.]
[Thank you! Oh, you can call me Lydi. Sheryl-kun, too! Then, see you later!]
Leaving behind the same words as Rafael, Lydi went back to her seat.
The flow of the conversation followed according to the game so I canât calm down.
I unconsciously looked at the pen with Rafaelâs initials, telling myself that it will be alright.
After that, Lydi  approached Welmina every break, and her opportunity to talk to me naturally increased.
Apparently, Rafaelâs âlaterâ meant lunch break.
[Ohh, the Fighting tournament! I wonder if I can also participate?]
[As long as their grades are good, girls can also participate. Right, right, Sheryl is trying to conceal it, but heâs the last yearâs champion, Jule-samaâs, younger brother!]
A wry smile leaked from me as Welmina flutters her hands in front of me.
[This should be the part where you confirm it!]